Pay & Benefits

New Contract for 200K Postal Employees Would Boost Pay, Add Layoff Protections

Part-time and non-career staff would also score wins under agreement.

Workforce

House Approves Sweeping Reforms to Protect Feds, Boost Agency Oversight

Just one Republican votes in favor of the changes to whistleblower, inspector general, vacancy and other civil service laws.

Workforce

Biden Administration Recognizes Immigration Judge Union, Reversing Trump Decision

Even under Biden, the Justice Department briefly argued against the judges' collective bargaining.

Management

Congressional Leaders Reach Deal as They Look to Avoid Debt Default, Furloughs

Lawmakers concoct complicated schedule to raise borrowing limit that will require at least some Republican support.

Workforce

Government Ethics Czar to Feds: Remember to Be Wary of Gifts This Holiday Season

Accepting gifts could get employees into trouble, top ethics official warns.

Management

Biden Signs Measure to Avoid Shutdown, But Debt Default Threat Still Looms

Congress has 10 weeks to pass full-year funding, but even less time to address the debt limit.

Management

Congress Passes 10-Week Stopgap Spending Bill, Narrowly Avoiding Shutdown 

Lawmakers sidestepped last-minute hurdles in effort to buy time for passing full-year funding.  

Management

House Passes Shutdown-Averting Stopgap Spending Bill, Which Now Faces Uncertain Future

Some senators are threatening to disrupt the process over COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Management

Biden Announces Tripling of Federal Deployments to Fight COVID-19 Surge

Agencies will send teams around the country ahead of winter and Omicron variant waves.

Management

Congressional Leaders Strike Deal to Fund Agencies Through Feb. 18, but Shutdown Threat Remains

Some Republican senators threaten to derail plans over COVID-19 vaccine mandates.

Management

Vaccine Mandates, Duration Throw Hurdles Into Short-Term Measure to Avoid Shutdown

Plans once again unclear with less than three days until agencies would close.

Workforce

Biden Signs Measure To Boost VA's Recruitment of Departing Service Members

New law will help VA fill shortages in its health care workforce, president says.

Management

USPS At Risk of Falling Short on Space and Staffing to Support Holiday Season, IG Warns

Postal Service says it's in much better shape than last year, when it was overwhelmed and beset by delays.

Workforce

At Least One Agency To Begin Suspending Some Unvaccinated Feds Before Christmas

Internal Justice Department emails show tight timeline for suspensions and firings for those out of compliance with the president's order.

Workforce

On Deadline Day, 90% of U.S. Government Personnel Are Vaccinated Against COVID-19

Another 5% are seeking exemptions and about 175,000 employees are now facing disciplinary action.

Workforce

Nine in 10 NASA Employees Are Vaccinated, But More Than 1,100 Are Seeking Exemptions

Unvaccinated employees say they're at their "dream jobs," but feel strongly enough to "upend" their lives.